Future and Freedom

Futuro e Libertà per l' Italia (FLI, dt: Future and Freedom for Italy) is a company incorporated on February 13, 2011 Italian party, created from an existing since July 31, 2010 Group in the Italian Chamber of Deputies and the Italian Senate. She is described as liberal, conservative or liberal national conservative.

The group was formed by the elimination of 35 deputies and 10 senators to Gianfranco Fini of the ruling party Popolo della Libertà. It represents liberal-conservative and centrist values ​​, so called Fini a more liberal naturalization law and criticized Berlusconi's partnership with the Northern League. Fini separated from the Popolo della Libertà, after he had fallen out in advance with Silvio Berlusconi. The core of the new group is the group Generazione Italia, which originated as a group of followers Finis in April 2010 and consists mainly of southern Italian conservatives. Fini announced after the spin-off, not wanting to overthrow the government. Most members want to stay in the center-right camp and enter into any alliance against Berlusconi with the Partito Democratico.

On November 15, 2010, the FLI related Minister Berlusconi's government have left. In the European Parliament occurred in five former PdL deputy of the FLI, but they remained members of the Group of the European People's Party ( Christian Democrats).

For the parliamentary elections in Italy in 2013 FLI is part of the Alliance of Mario Monti, whose market-oriented reforms has supported the party.

Composition and political origins of the members

The members of the Group are referred to as Finiani; most members are long-time followers Finis. Many were already members of the National Alliance and its predecessor party, the neo-fascist MSI. This group includes most of the 36 deputies (eg Italo Bocchino, Fabio Granata, Carmelo Briguglio and Flavia Perina ); they form a wing.

The second, "moderate" wing form some ex - socialists, so former members of the PSI, which were chosen for Berlusconi's Forza Italia into parliament and ex- radicals ( Social Liberals). For this wing include most of the 10 senators.

Leadership

  • Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies: Italo Bocchino
  • Chairman of the Senate: Pasquale Viespoli
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